The reactant is a newsletter of the Associated Chemistry Teachers of Texas. This is Volume 10 Number 1 Fall 2002.
Have you registered for CAST yet? Well, what are you waiting for? CAST is November 7 - 9 in EI Paso. It'll be fun to have that extra hour of sleep (for most of us) as we join the Mountain Time Zone for a few days. Go to the CAST web site and click the online registration link Right Now and register!
The site allows you to pay by credit card for immediate confirmation. Or you can register and send a check with confirmation after your check arrives at STAT. Either way it's the best way to register for the best event of the fall (next to Mole Day that is).
We are sponsoring a full day of workshops on Friday, November 8 ranging from middle school Chemistry to AP Chemistry. This way we knew there would be a few sessions most of us would be interested in. All our sessions will be at the convention center (close to the exhibits and the hotels). We will start with an hour long session by Rene McCormick at 9:45am. Rene will have info on teaching chemistry to middle school IPC students. Next we will offer a session on Lab Safety at 11: 15am. This session will highlight safety equipment and storage. We also plan to have the newest TEA Lab Safety guidelines. After lunch at 1:30pm we will have Roxy Allen and Penny Sconzo present a session with some of the best ACTivities and info from the Journal of Chemistry Education. We have Lisa McGaw scheduled for 3:00pm with strategies for teaching AP Chem. Lisa is one a the best AP teachers and she has helped score the AP test and has tips to help improve students' scores.
We finish off our "Day of Chemistry" with our Share-a-thon. Bring something to share (about 50 copies) and become famous! Everybody will be using your handout to help teach their students. Make plans to be at the Share-a-thon even if you don't have something to share. Come and get ideas from some of the best Chemistry teachers around - ACT2 members! We also plan to remember George Hague at the session by presenting stuff that he first inspired. Bring your memories of George, handouts you got from George, demos you got from George, songs you got from George, and ideas motivated by George and share them with the rest of us. The Share-a-thon promises to be the best one ever. Don't miss it!
Between all the field trips, workshops, and lectures, don't forget the exhibits. The ACT2 table is always a must. Stop by and get some of the FREE stuff we'll have. We will also have a few items for sale, so bring a few bucks too. President-elect Roxie Allen is looking for your help at the ACT2 booth. If you can help at the booth, contACT Roxie via e-mail at rallen@sjs.org. Become an ACTive part of ACT2, and donate an hour or so at the exhibit table.
CAST would not be CAST without the Luncheon! ACT2 will once again have the biggest and best lunch. Penny Sconzo will be our guest speaker and she is great! For only $16 bucks you get lunch, Penny, camaraderie, and Door Prizes. Plus we guarantee to send everybody home with classroom goodies. Get your ticket for the ACT Luncheon! If you need a ticket, come by the booth and purchase one. You don't want to miss out.
So, go online and register! We'll be waiting for you at the booth. Check at the ACT2 booth for the latest information. We have been known to have a special workshop on glassware. See all y'all there!!

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